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Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 3:47:07 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I found an old farm dump yesterday that hadn't been dug. Nothing later than 1900. I must have found 50 whole bottles from the 1860-1900 era. Lots of them I left as they were plain unembossed medicines. The one killer bottle that was broken was an A.M. Binninger bottle in a yellow/olive color. I did find lots of whiskey bottles from Boston, lots of medicine bottles and one open pontil unembossed bottle that was whole. Lots of broken bottles, such as old fruit jars, dishes, plates. It seemed to be used as the main dump in the late 1800's. There were Dr.Kilmers', Dr. Pierces', and other local medicine bottles. The usual Hoods' Sarsaparilla but others that I will list here that I've never heard of before, and I do alot of digging. One is "Mrs. Potter New York & London No.1", in an amber 3" smooth base. Another is a "Bush's Argentine Hair Dye, Almond No.1 Water, Lowell, Mass". Smooth base blown in a mold,aqua. We've all heard of Baker's Flavoring Extract bottles, right? I found what appears to be the original, clear, BIM, "Maurice Baker & Cos. Flavoring Extracts, Laboratory, Portland, Me." All in all, this has been the best dump I've dug in the past two years. I will post some pictures, soon. _____________________________ Woody Post #: 1

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 4:34:12 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 714 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline You lucky DOGG Woody !!! _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! (in reply to woody) Post #: 2

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 4:41:04 PM    luvtodig   Posts: 88 Joined: 4/30/2004 From: Southern Illinois Status: offline So cool Woody can hardly wait to see the pics good luck with further digging! _____________________________ Susanne (in reply to woody) Post #: 3

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 6:39:58 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Here's a picture of the Mrs. Potter bottle. Has anyone ever seen this bottle and what does the No.1 stand for. I'm assuming it's some sort of hair product. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 4

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 6:45:04 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Here is what I believe is the original "Bakers Flavoring Extract" bottle. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 5

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 6:47:07 PM    BRichardson5   Posts: 377 Joined: 8/29/2003 From: Pacific Northwest Status: offline I have that same bottle, except mine has an address as well. As I recall, Mrs. Potter was a supplier of dental products. Good to hear of the killer site (in reply to woody) Post #: 6

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 6:50:20 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Here's the "Bush's Argentine Hair Dye" from Lowell, Mass. This bottle is somewhat stained as the glass is sick from being in the ground. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 7

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 6:56:06 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Here's some of the spoils of the last two days. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 8

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 6:58:17 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I forgot to mention in the above picture, notice the pipe made from a deers' antler. That's a first for me. There were other clay pipes in the dump, also. This is what I look for in a "good" bottle. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 9

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 7:15:06 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Here's a nice perfume bottle I found along with a sterling thimble. I don't know how I ever spotted the thimble, it just seemed to pop out of nowhere. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 10

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 7:21:09 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I also found an unlisted Skilton and Foote Bunker Hill Pickels Fruit Jar, although it was broken. This fruit jar is unlisted in the Red Book of Fruit Jars #9, in an aqua color, quart. This should be my second new listing in the Red Book. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 11

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 7:46:48 PM    BRichardson5   Posts: 377 Joined: 8/29/2003 From: Pacific Northwest Status: offline Here's the pic of my Potter's Bottle- It is a hygenic supply bottle. I love your finds so far-Is that a Safe Cure in the pic? Have you finshed off the dump, or is there more to dig? Congratulations- Looks like it was a blast. Attachment (1) (in reply to woody) Post #: 12

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 8:28:27 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Yes, That's the same, except yours is the No. 2 and the one I found is the No. 1. I believe I have dug it out, the dump, although I might have overlooked something. It was a fairly good sized dump that yielded some pretty nice bottles for the little time I dug there. Lots of broken bottles and I don't recall seeing one ABM bottle in the whole dump. Dumps like this are getting few and far between,nowadays, but I 'm a firm believer if you're persistant it will eventually pay off. Most times when I'm out looking for an old dump I don't find anything. That is a Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, although after I got it home I noticed there is a line in it. There were two in the dump. The other was completely broken. I've dug at least a dozen whole Warner's over the years. I'll take more pictures when I have a chance to clean them up better. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 13

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/8/2004 9:59:40 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1159 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline Congratulations Woody! Finding pits like that is what makes ya have sweet dreams. I agree that they are harder and harder to come by, but there is always another one waiting somewhere. We just have to look a little harder and longer. Happy Diggin, Kelley (in reply to woody) Post #: 14

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/9/2004 10:37:23 PM    leebran20 Posts: 84 Joined: 2/18/2004 From: Honolulu, Hawaii Status: offline Terrific news and finds, Woody. Makes me itchy reading about it and looking at the photos; I'm gonna get to dig Friday and haven't been for three weeks. BTW, you guys are spoiled over there in the East, strictly defining a "good" bottle as one that's pontiled. I guess it's relative depending on where you're from, because while we definitely get pumped here on the rare occasion we luck into a pontiled pit, none of the bottles save an iron-pontiled soda (of which only one is known) could be local, so really good (lots of variety and high-priced items) for us is usually 1900-10. _____________________________ Brandon "In Mud We Must" (in reply to woody) Post #: 15

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/15/2004 3:42:24 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I went back to the same dump today to double check it and found some bottles I overlooked. Another "Mrs. Potters" in amber. 2 "Fellow's Chemists" BIM in aqua. More unembossed medicines. Also, what appears to be a handle for a cane or walking stick. It looks to be made of some type of bone or ivory. Two pieces glued together to form the handle. It could be an early form of plastic, like bakelite. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 16

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/15/2004 4:11:21 PM    Guest ivory will smell like burning hair if you stick a red hot needle into it. if it is made of celluloid ( which i would suspect from age and color) it will smell like camphor. i found on that was gold plated once, it was a beauty. _____________________________ Always looking Mint Cola bottles, and local bottles from North Carolina (in reply to woody)   Post #: 17

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/15/2004 4:52:11 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Thanks Jeff, I'll try that. Here's a picture of the "Fellow's Chemist" bottle. I still need to clean it some more, but it looks like it'll clean up nice. I dug two of these today. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 18

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/15/2004 4:54:02 PM    woody   Posts: 1637 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Here's a group of bottles out of that dump that I have cleaned up, minus a few that still need cleaning. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Woody (in reply to woody) Post #: 19

RE: Lots of bottles...... - 6/15/2004 5:19:51 PM    Pontiled   Posts: 411 Joined: 8/27/2003 Status: offline Quick note (we're having one heck of a storm), but some of the Marchisi bottles go back to the Civil War. There's not much to look at, but it is quite scarce! Keep digging! _____________________________ Mike Russell Author of: The Collector's Guide to Civil War Period Bottles and Jars -- Third Edition (in reply to woody) Post #: 20

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